A man walked into the Know Before You Go tourist information center on International Drive on Thursday afternoon and robbed the business at gunpoint, deputies said.

A man walked into the Know Before You Go tourist information center on International Drive on Thursday afternoon and robbed the business at gunpoint, deputies said.

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Updated: 4:43 PM EDT Aug 15, 2014

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WEBVTT IS A $5,000 REWARD FOR HELP IN FINDING THEM. A BRAZEN ROBBER HOLDS UP A BUSINESS IN THE BUSY I-DRIVE TOURIST DISTRICT. THE MAN BARGES IN, HOLDS EMPLOYEES AT GUNPOINT AND ROBS THE CUSTOMERS AS WELL. WESH 2'S GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN IS LIVE ON I-DRIVE. THIS PERSON WAS IN AND OUT OF THE STORE VERY QUICKLY. VERY QUICKLY INDEED. NOW THE OWNER TELLS WESH 2 NEWS THAT HE TRIED TO ENTER THIS DOOR FIRST BUT COULDN'T. ENDED UP GOING AROUND TO THE FRONT. A MAN WITH A GUN COMES INSIDE TOURIST INFO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ON I-DRIVE YESTERDAY AROUND 1:30 IN THE AFTERNOON. HE IS POINTING A GUN AT TWO EMPLOYEES DEMANDING MONEY. INVESTIGATORS SAY HE WORE A WIG AND AT ONE POINT PULLED HIS HOODIE OVER IT. YOU CAN SEE HIM TALKING A LOT IN THE VIDEO, DEMANDING CASH, DEMANDING CASH. GIVE IT TO ME. GIVE IT TO ME. LOOK CLOSELY. THE ROBBER EVEN SNATCHED A PURSE OFF A CUSTOMER INSIDE THE BUSINESS AND RAN OUT THE DOOR TOWARDS SAND LAKE ROAD AND I-DRIVE BEHIND THE CHECKERS. TOURISTS ARE SURPRISED. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE COPS AROUND. ESPECIALLY AT THE TOURIST PLACES. KIND OF SCARY. WE'RE OPEN TILL 2:00 A.M. PROTECTION IS KIND OF LOW DOWN HERE BUT IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE. TATTOO ARTIST JOSH NEXT DOOR WAS WORKING AT THE TIME AND HEARD THE COMMOTION. WE SHOWED HIM THE VIDEO. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS? IT'S CRAZY. SCARY HAPPENED RIGHT NEXT DOOR. AN EMPLOYEE FROM E-CIGS SAW THE ROBBER. HE HAD A HOOD ON HIS FACE JUST STANDING HERE LIKE THIS. JUST, LIKE, YOU KNOW KIND OF, LIKE, THAT'S KIND OF WEIRD. SHE TOLD HER BOSS. [ INAUDIBLE ]. TO HAVE THAT OUTFIT ON KNOWING THAT HE COULD TAKE IT OFF AND BLEND IN AS JUST A TOURIST. THAT'S CRAZY. THE OWNER OF TOURIST INFO SELLS ATTRACTION TICKETS, EXCHANGES CURE INSY SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HE'S BEEN ROBBED IN 24 YEARS. TODAY IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL. NOW THE ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE 30 TO 40 YEARS OLD ABOUT 200 POUNDS. HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK WIG. BLACK HOODIE, RED SWEAT PANTS AND BLACK GLOVES. BACK HERE LIVE. AS I TOLD YOU, EVERYTHING IS BUSINESS AS USUAL. INVESTIGATORS DO SUSPECT THE ROBBERY SUSPECT IS LOCAL AND THAT HE WORE A WIG TO DISGUISE HIMSELF. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION WHATSOEVER, CONTACT CRIMELINE AT 1-800-423-TIPS.

Tourist information business robbed at gunpoint

A man walked into the Know Before You Go tourist information center on International Drive on Thursday afternoon and robbed the business at gunpoint, deputies said.